Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Cuban statesman Raul Castro.
Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a retired Cuban politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, succeeding his brother Fidel Castro.
I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning.
I hope Mr. Obama has success.
Only the Communist Party, as the institution that brings together the revolutionary vanguard and will always guarantee the unity of Cubans, can be the worthy heir of the trust deposited by the people in their leader.
The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.
Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.
In Cuba we have one party, but in the U.S. there is very little difference. Both parties are an expression of the ruling class.
In Cuba, taking into account the long fight for our independence and sovereignty, we will defend the one-party system in the face of the games, demagogy and the marketing of politics.
I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it.
As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required.
No country is 100 percent free of human rights abuses.
In Cuba there are no drugs nor will there be.
My dream is to drop three atomic bombs on New York City.
I read all the speeches of the pope, his commentaries, and if the pope continues this way, I will go back to praying and go back to the church, and I'm not joking.